U.S. Air Force: combat photographers--handout

Description: Item Description Title U.S. Air Force: combat photographers--handout News Story Number WLTX-TV News Story 23 Sound or Silent Silent Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WLTX-TV News Collection Date 1967 Decade 1960 Temporal Coverage Probably filmed in 1967. Early footage filmed during World War I. Content Description Exterior; day: medium shot observer dropping bomb from World War I biplane, then using camera. Aerial views of Boeing B - 17 "Flying Fortress" bombers in flight. Medium close-up cameraman taking picture thru hatch / door. Vietnam: Long shot aerial strafing of enemy command post. Medium close-up door gunner. Medium shot photographer filming C - 123 in flight from leading aircraft. Medium shot cameraman with door mounted motion picture (movie) camera on "Huey" helicopter. Camera view of parachute opening (camera mounted on parachutist's chest). Various scenes cameramen filming troops, aftermath of enemy rocket attack on airbase. Medium close-up cameraman installing camera into aircraft camera pod. Aerial views of bomb explosions on Vietnam river bridge. Interior: medium shot motion picture film processor operating. Medium close-up film editor at "Moviola." Exterior; day: aerial views of Boeing B - 52 bombersdropping bombs. Long shot pan McDonnell - Douglas F - 4 "Phantom." Note: Air Force handout; color (cyan) fading. Handout from United States Air Force. Color print is visibly faded. Geographic Location Vietnam. Europe. Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975. United States. Air Force. World War, 1914-1918. War photography. B-17 bomber. Contributor Name USAF (FC-701 (NC) WNOK 0000 Creator Name WIS-TV (Production unit) Rights Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Donor WLTX-TV Physical Format Film: 16mm. Silent. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Silent. Acetate. Citation WNOK (0000) aviation--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 23.) WLTX-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 01:19 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2017-08-07 Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/